The former special counsel has spoken to the House Judiciary Committee before, in private, but on Thursday the cameras will be on, and his team is prepared for members of congress to engage in the political theater that comes with that. Long speeches, they said, are expected.
Smith’s role — in which he brought two criminal indictments against a president — was unprecedented. His public testimony is expected to be major and flashy moment, as Trump has repeatedly called for Smith to be criminally prosecuted. Smith will have to walk a tightrope to avoid violating court secrecy rules around the cases and providing Congress fulsome answers that are likely to be closely scrutinized for accuracy.
Smith’s December 17 testimony before the House Judiciary Committee lasted more than eight hours. Lawmakers grilled him over the two criminal investigations into Trump, one probing the mishandling and retention of classified documents and a second inquiry into his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
Both cases Trump faced from the Smith special counsel probe are now dismissed. One ended because Trump won the 2024 presidential election, and the other was dismissed by a Trump-appointed judge who believed Smith’s office wasn’t properly backed by Congress. That judge, Aileen Cannon in South Florida’s federal court, has kept half of Smith’s final report under seal, essentially blocking Smith’s ability to discuss in detail what his investigation found regarding the allegations that Trump unlawfully kept boxes of classified documents in unsecured room at Mar-a-Lago beginning in 2020.
B-Z_B-S on
Trump is probably going to do something like launch another invasion to try to prevent Jack Smith from testifying on Thursday. Trump seems really scared of Jack Smith’s testimony.
VanguardAvenger on
Tbf, given their level of competency displayed, theres no reason to be scared of trumps legal team.
ToadP on
He will be overtalked and shouted down by the Republicans during Democrat Questions. They the Republican Guards of Trump will turn it into a Circus instead of the examination it should be.
B0redBeyondBelief on
This explains his comments during his speech when he started talking about people being prosecuted for the 2020 election.
KrakenOmega112 on
Dude prosecuted war criminals and brought more heat on Trump than anyone else, and if not for Aileen Cannon and/or the Supreme Court could very well have put him behind bars. Of course he’s not intimidated
TintedApostle on
Trump and republican goals are similar to below. Appoint loyalists. Damn the law.
“On August 20, 1942, Adolf Hitler appointed Otto Thierack, a vehement Nazi, as Reich Minister of Justice, heralding the end of an independent judiciary in Germany. Given free reign by Hitler, Thierack demanded ever more extreme legal measures against Jews and others, increasing the pressure on German judges to render their verdicts according to Nazi principles and ideology. At Theirack’s urging and with the compliance of many individuals throughout the legal profession, the Nazi court system became more and more a state vehicle for injustice and persecution from 1942 until the end of the war in 1945.”
csbc801 on
Unless we learn that Smith fell from a 6th floor balcony overnight.
Significant-Self5907 on
No one should be afraid of a senile, diaper-clad child rapist. Come on.
Simmery on
This is what we needed Mueller to be.
vandal-x on
Wonder what kind of horseshit distraction by this awful administration will happen tomorrow.
Tylenol_the_Creator on
Jack Smith is a god damn American hero
PowerUpstairs3187 on
I wish he would run for office
ChinookKing on
Dude is such a fn baller.
throwaway510150999 on
he has enough evidence to lock Trump up!!
azdatasci on
I know what I’m watching tomorrow……
Fancy-Strain7025 on
Fuck Aileen Cannon
CockBrother on
Isn’t there an emergency motion in front of his old friend Cannon who could stop him from talking about the classified documents case at the very least?
Masterfully-Pale on
How do we watch this?
EmbarrassinglyLucky on
Who would be scared of a pedo.. unless you’re 12 then it’s totally understandable.
declinedinaction on
Reminds me of Elliot ness in The Untouchables
ElkSad9855 on
I really hope this guy has a fail safe switch that releases all the info he has.. in case TACO decides to ICE him, one way or the other.
Andovars_Ghost on
Please make Jack Smith the next Attorney General. Pretty please. I want to watch him tear a new asshole in a bunch of people.
Spiritual-Pizza2021 on
Protect Jack Smith!!!
ianjcm55 on
Fucking prove it. Heard it all before
moon_safari_ on
listen to prime minister carney’s speech for inspo.
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[Jack Smith is “not afraid” of Donald Trump](https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/21/politics/jack-smith-isnt-afraid-donald-trump-public-testimony?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=reddit), whom he unsuccessfully tried to take to trial during the 2024 campaign, his legal team told CNN Wednesday.
The former special counsel has spoken to the House Judiciary Committee before, in private, but on Thursday the cameras will be on, and his team is prepared for members of congress to engage in the political theater that comes with that. Long speeches, they said, are expected.
Smith’s role — in which he brought two criminal indictments against a president — was unprecedented. His public testimony is expected to be major and flashy moment, as Trump has repeatedly called for Smith to be criminally prosecuted. Smith will have to walk a tightrope to avoid violating court secrecy rules around the cases and providing Congress fulsome answers that are likely to be closely scrutinized for accuracy.
Smith’s December 17 testimony before the House Judiciary Committee lasted more than eight hours. Lawmakers grilled him over the two criminal investigations into Trump, one probing the mishandling and retention of classified documents and a second inquiry into his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
Both cases Trump faced from the Smith special counsel probe are now dismissed. One ended because Trump won the 2024 presidential election, and the other was dismissed by a Trump-appointed judge who believed Smith’s office wasn’t properly backed by Congress. That judge, Aileen Cannon in South Florida’s federal court, has kept half of Smith’s final report under seal, essentially blocking Smith’s ability to discuss in detail what his investigation found regarding the allegations that Trump unlawfully kept boxes of classified documents in unsecured room at Mar-a-Lago beginning in 2020.
Trump is probably going to do something like launch another invasion to try to prevent Jack Smith from testifying on Thursday. Trump seems really scared of Jack Smith’s testimony.
Tbf, given their level of competency displayed, theres no reason to be scared of trumps legal team.
He will be overtalked and shouted down by the Republicans during Democrat Questions. They the Republican Guards of Trump will turn it into a Circus instead of the examination it should be.
This explains his comments during his speech when he started talking about people being prosecuted for the 2020 election.
Dude prosecuted war criminals and brought more heat on Trump than anyone else, and if not for Aileen Cannon and/or the Supreme Court could very well have put him behind bars. Of course he’s not intimidated
Trump and republican goals are similar to below. Appoint loyalists. Damn the law.
“On August 20, 1942, Adolf Hitler appointed Otto Thierack, a vehement Nazi, as Reich Minister of Justice, heralding the end of an independent judiciary in Germany. Given free reign by Hitler, Thierack demanded ever more extreme legal measures against Jews and others, increasing the pressure on German judges to render their verdicts according to Nazi principles and ideology. At Theirack’s urging and with the compliance of many individuals throughout the legal profession, the Nazi court system became more and more a state vehicle for injustice and persecution from 1942 until the end of the war in 1945.”
Unless we learn that Smith fell from a 6th floor balcony overnight.
No one should be afraid of a senile, diaper-clad child rapist. Come on.
This is what we needed Mueller to be.
Wonder what kind of horseshit distraction by this awful administration will happen tomorrow.
Jack Smith is a god damn American hero
I wish he would run for office
Dude is such a fn baller.
he has enough evidence to lock Trump up!!
I know what I’m watching tomorrow……
Fuck Aileen Cannon
Isn’t there an emergency motion in front of his old friend Cannon who could stop him from talking about the classified documents case at the very least?
How do we watch this?
Who would be scared of a pedo.. unless you’re 12 then it’s totally understandable.
Reminds me of Elliot ness in The Untouchables
I really hope this guy has a fail safe switch that releases all the info he has.. in case TACO decides to ICE him, one way or the other.
Please make Jack Smith the next Attorney General. Pretty please. I want to watch him tear a new asshole in a bunch of people.
Protect Jack Smith!!!
Fucking prove it. Heard it all before
listen to prime minister carney’s speech for inspo.